Lichenoconium | |
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Lichenoconium lecanorae parasitizing Lecanora albella | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Dothideomycetes |
Order: | Lichenoconiales |
Family: | Lichenoconiaceae |
Genus: | Lichenoconium Petr. & Syd. (1927) |
Type species | |
Lichenoconium lichenicola (P.Karst.) Petr. & Syd. (1927) | |
Species | |
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Lichenoconium is a genus of lichenicolous (lichen-dwelling) fungi belonging to the family Lichenoconiaceae. [1]
The genus was circumscribed by Franz Petrak and Hans Sydow in 1927, with Lichenoconium lichenicola assigned as the type species. [2]
The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution. [3] As of January 2022 [update] , Species Fungorum accepts 16 species in Lichenoconium: [4]